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August 25, 2011 1Volume 5 No. 16 Zoning Bulletin <br />WASHINGTON <br />Seattle's City Council recently passed a new ordinance that "establish- <br />es a regulatory framework for the growing number of medical marijuana <br />dispensaries in Seattle." The new ordinance requires medical marijuana <br />dispensaries to obtain a business license; pay taxes and fees; and meet <br />city land use codes. It also subjects dispensaries to the requirements of <br />the city's "Chronic Nuisance Property Law" and prohibits the "open use <br />and display of cannabis" at the dispensaries. Reportedly, questions exist <br />as to whether the new ordinance would stand uf3 in court since the sale <br />and use of marijuana violates federal law. <br />Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer; www.seattlepi.com <br />12 © 2011 Thomson Reuters <br />